Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02553-xAdding albumin to popular antibody-based medicines helps to block their passage through the placenta.
Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02549-7The approach could speed up investment decisions, but researchers say it has flaws.
Scientists have found evidence that the effects of a mother’s age on her offspring may be driven by reversible changes in gene activity rather than permanent DNA damage. The discovery raises the fascinating possibility that biological information from mothers, grandmothers, and even great-grandmothers can shape the health of future generations.
The brain has a remarkably flexible system for handling uncertainty and changing situations. Researchers found that the frontoparietal cortex constantly shifts how it communicates with other brain regions depending on what information is needed to make a decision. Rather than simply becoming more active when things get difficult, this network appears to reorganize itself in real time.
MIT physicists found that two electronic phases inside the same quantum material emerge through surprisingly different mechanisms—one smoothly and the other in expanding pockets resembling growing ice crystals. The discovery could help explain how exotic properties such as superconductivity and magnetism develop and coexist.
Researchers have developed a new way to turn ordinary antibodies into tiny disease-fighting molecules that can work inside human cells, potentially opening new paths for treating Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s disease, and motor neurone disease.
Nature, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02586-2They release compounds that contribute to ozone emissions, and rising temperatures could exacerbate the problem.